四則(しそく)

しそく
noun
the four arithmetic operations
1. the four arithmetic operations
The four basic arithmetic operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. A grade-school math term.
四則(しそく)を習(なら)う。
To learn the four arithmetic operations.
小学校(しょうがっこう)で四則(しそく)計算(けいさん)を練習(れんしゅう)した。
I practiced the four arithmetic operations in elementary school.
プログラミングでも四則(しそく)演算(えんざん)は最(もっと)も基本(きほん)的(てき)な操作(そうさ)だ。
Even in programming, the four arithmetic operations are the most fundamental operations.

Refers collectively to 足(た)し算(ざん) (addition), 引(ひ)き算(ざん) (subtraction), 掛(か)け算(ざん) (multiplication), and 割(わ)り算(ざん) (division). The 則(そく) means 'rule.'

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 四則(しそく)計算(けいさん): arithmetic calculation
  • 四則(しそく)演算(えんざん): arithmetic operations (esp. in math/computing)
  • 四則(しそく)混合(こんごう): mixed arithmetic (problems combining multiple operations)

USAGE:
Almost always appears in compounds with 計算(けいさん) or 演算(えんざん); rarely used alone in everyday speech.

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